Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan used a newly understood power to stop time during the match against Godwind Academy, incapacitating four opponents and sending Feng Xiaotian flying. He revealed signs of severe exhaustion afterward, and Feng Xiaotian saw a chance to fight back.

• Feng Xiaotian attacked Chen Fan while Godwind Academy's other members engaged Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team.
• Chen Fan stopped time, tapped four Godwind Academy members, and returned to his position before time resumed.
• Feng Xiaotian's attack shattered against Chen Fan's power, and he was thrown to the ground as his four teammates collapsed unconscious.
• The spectators and both academies were stunned, while Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan gained the advantage over Godwind Academy's remaining fighters.
• Chen Fan's face turned pale and his breathing grew strained from the Soul Power cost, and Feng Xiaotian realized he might be vulnerable.

Chen Fan revealed his Candle Dragon Martial Soul and blocked Feng Xiaotian’s strongest attack despite having exhausted his Soul Power. He seized Feng Xiaotian and slammed him into the arena floor, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Feng Xiaotian launched his all-or-nothing attack, Fury of the Mad Wolf, at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan summoned the Candle Dragon and used Martial Soul Possession, covering half his body in crimson scales.
• Chen Fan stopped Feng Xiaotian’s attack with his bare, scaled arm without moving a step.
• Chen Fan caught Feng Xiaotian’s wrist, punched him in the abdomen, and slammed him into the arena floor.

Chen Fan crushed Feng Xiaotian and led Heaven Dou Royal Academy through the qualifiers undefeated, then arrived at the grand finals in Spirit City. As Shrek Academy celebrated a hard-won victory, Chen Fan’s simple appearance drew the arena’s attention away from them.

• Chen Fan defeated Feng Xiaotian in seconds, and Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan took advantage of the stunned Godwind Academy members to eliminate the rest of the team.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winners, and spectators across the arena chanted Chen Fan’s name.
• Na'er welcomed Chen Fan back and gently checked that he was unharmed before taking his hand.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy swept through the qualifiers, often winning without Chen Fan needing to fight, and advanced undefeated to the grand finals.
• At the grand finals in Spirit City, Shrek Academy defeated an opponent under Tang San’s leadership and received the crowd’s applause.
• Chen Fan rose from his seat in the spectator area, and the crowd’s cheers shifted from Shrek Academy to him.

Chen Fan casually dominated the Promotion Tournament with Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then faced Blazing Academy alone and used his Silver Candle Domain to extinguish their combined attack. He left all seven opponents powerless and knocked them out of the arena in moments.

• Tang San watched Chen Fan's easy intimacy with Na'er and vowed that they would meet in the arena.
• Chen Fan fed grapes with Na'er as Heaven Dou Royal Academy advanced through the tournament.
• Chen Fan defeated all seven Star Luo Empire opponents with a single Candle Flame Claw.
• Chen Fan entered the arena alone to face Blazing Academy, angering Huo Wushuang and his teammates.
• Blazing Academy combined their Soul Power into a giant fireball and launched it at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan's Silver Candle Domain extinguished the fireball and suppressed the team, then he knocked all seven members out of the arena.

After Chen Fan defeated Blazing Academy in seconds, Huo Wu confessed to him publicly and asked him to be her man. Her confession devastated Feng Xiaotian, while Tang San grew wary of Na'er, whose smile had disappeared.

• Chen Fan withdrew his domain after defeating Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu woke to find her team had lost.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang she had set her sights on Chen Fan and went to the spectator area to approach him.
• Huo Wu confessed to Chen Fan in front of the crowd and asked him to be her man.
• Feng Xiaotian spat blood as his teammates tried to comfort him after Huo Wu confessed to the man who had defeated him.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai reacted with shock and jealousy, while Tang San watched Na'er and sensed that she was dangerous.

Huo Wu's attempt to confess to Chen Fan ended when Na'er unleashed a terrifying aura to defend him, and Chen Fan calmed her before Huo Wu fled. In the corridor, Ning Rongrong confronted Huo Wu and claimed Chen Fan as her boyfriend too.

• Huo Wu moved close to Chen Fan and tried to get his attention.
• Xue Qinghe shouted a warning as Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others fled from Na'er's rising pressure.
• Na'er threatened Huo Wu for approaching her boyfriend, but Chen Fan calmed her and the pressure faded.
• Huo Wu collapsed, then fled the spectator area in terror.
• Ning Rongrong stopped Huo Wu in the corridor and accused her of trying to steal Chen Fan, declaring that he was her boyfriend too.

Ning Rongrong had Sword Douluo Chen Xin frighten Huo Wu into leaving, claiming she was repaying Na’er for saving her. Back at Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing confronted Ning Rongrong about interfering in Chen Fan’s affairs, and Ning Rongrong accused Zhu Zhuqing of being calculating.

• Chen Xin appeared beside Ning Rongrong and used his sword intent to make Huo Wu promise not to approach Chen Fan again.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Chen Xin and said she had chased Huo Wu away to repay Na’er for saving her.
• Chen Xin questioned Ning Rongrong’s motives, then escorted her back toward Shrek Academy.
• At the girls’ dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing asked Ning Rongrong why she had gone to confront Huo Wu.
• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Ning Rongrong that she had broken up with Chen Fan and had no right to interfere in his relationships.
• Ning Rongrong rejected Zhu Zhuqing’s criticism and accused her of being calculating.

Ning Rongrong confronted Zhu Zhuqing over whether her bond with Dai Mubai was driven by love or survival, leaving Zhu Zhuqing questioning her own feelings. Meanwhile, Na'er pinned Chen Fan to the bed, warned that she would deal with anyone who bothered him, and kissed him.

• Ning Rongrong accused Zhu Zhuqing of staying with Dai Mubai for survival and advantage rather than love.
• Ning Rongrong declared that she still loved Chen Fan even though he was with Na'er, and Zhu Zhuqing began questioning her motives and feelings.
• Na'er waited beside Chen Fan while he cultivated, then pinned him to the bed when he finished.
• Na'er told Chen Fan to rest and warned that she would deal with the people bothering him, alarming him with her possessiveness.
• Na'er kissed Chen Fan before he could respond.

After Na'er kissed Chen Fan with fierce possessiveness, they spent the night together and awoke the next morning affectionate. As they walked through Suotuo City, Tang San and his companions spotted them and decided to follow without confronting them.

• Na'er deepened her kiss with Chen Fan, and he stopped resisting as she declared that the night had only begun.
• The next morning, Chen Fan and Na'er woke up together, and he suggested they go out for a walk.
• Chen Fan and Na'er walked arm in arm through Suotuo City, drawing envious looks from passersby.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San saw the couple from a breakfast stall.
• Despite his companions' warnings, Tang San ordered them to follow Chen Fan and Na'er without making a move.

Tang San planned to kill Chen Fan and Na'er with Yama's Invitation while four companions followed them through the city. Chen Fan noticed the pursuers but continued his date with Na'er, choosing a silver hairpin for her at Linlang Pavilion.

• Tang San resolved to ambush Chen Fan and Na'er with the poison weapon Yama's Invitation.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar grew uneasy as they followed Chen Fan and Na'er, who shared candied hawthorn.
• Chen Fan told Na'er he had noticed the four pursuers, but asked her to enjoy their day and deal with them later.
• Chen Fan and Na'er entered Linlang Pavilion, where Na'er admired a golden phoenix hairpin before Chen Fan rejected it as too gaudy.
• Chen Fan chose a silver hairpin bearing a dragon scale and gently placed it in Na'er's hair.

Chen Fan rejected Xiao Wu’s attempt to approach him, but she claimed she was being pursued and asked him to leave the city with her. Na’er unexpectedly agreed, leaving Chen Fan and the Shrek group uncertain about what would happen next.

• Na’er kissed Chen Fan after he praised the hairpin he had put in her hair, while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar watched jealously and Tang San planned to kill Chen Fan with the Yama’s Invitation.
• Xiao Wu appeared and coquettishly tried to touch Chen Fan, shocking the four Shrek Academy members and enraging Tang San.
• Chen Fan recognized Xiao Wu and knocked her reaching hand away with his Soul Power, suspecting that she was setting a trap.
• Xiao Wu claimed someone was chasing her and pleaded with Chen Fan to leave the city with her.
• Chen Fan was about to refuse, but Na’er agreed to go, surprising him.

Xiao Wu led Chen Fan and Na'er outside Spirit City, where she revealed her plan to kill him with the help of Da Ming and Er Ming. Tang San realized Xiao Wu was in real danger, but the city guards restrained him as the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts focused on Chen Fan.

• Tang San and the Shrek Academy group mistook Xiao Wu's plea for help as a ruse to lure Chen Fan outside the city.
• Outside Spirit City, Xiao Wu dropped her act and told Chen Fan that his time to die had come.
• Da Ming and Er Ming emerged from the forest, and their killing intent locked onto Chen Fan.
• Tang San saw the scene through the Purple Demon Eye and tried to rush out, but a Soul King guard stopped him.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar saw that Da Ming and Er Ming were targeting Chen Fan rather than everyone nearby.
• Xiao Wu recalled meeting the powerful Zi Ji and felt fortunate that the encounter had happened.

Xiao Wu brought Da Ming and Er Ming to kill Chen Fan, but Na'er revealed overwhelming power and forced the two great Soul Beasts to kneel. The chapter ended with Xiao Wu and everyone at the city gate stunned by the sight.

• Xiao Wu revealed that Zi Ji had concealed Da Ming and Er Ming and that she had enlisted their help to kill Chen Fan.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San rejoiced when they realized the Soul Beasts had come for Chen Fan.
• Er Ming used the Slow Domain to immobilize the guards and suppress the Soul King holding Tang San.
• Chen Fan urged Na'er to flee, but Na'er calmly faced the two Soul Beasts and commanded them to kneel.
• Da Ming and Er Ming crashed to their knees before Na'er, leaving Xiao Wu and the onlookers speechless.

Na'er used overwhelming power to force Da Ming and Er Ming to the ground after Xiao Wu threatened Chen Fan, exposing an aura that made him fear the God Realm might notice her. As the pressure faded, Tang San struggled to reach the injured Xiao Wu while everyone else tried to understand what had happened.

• Na'er unleashed her power, crushing Da Ming and Er Ming beneath an aura that made their souls burn, and Chen Fan worried that she had exposed herself to the God Realm.
• The Soul King captain and the guards recovered at Spirit City's gates, while they mistook the kneeling beasts for a strange, harmless spectacle and wondered whether a Spirit Hall offering had intervened.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were relieved that they were safe and showed little concern for Da Ming and Er Ming, while regretting that Chen Fan had survived.
• Tang San saw Xiao Wu forced to her knees and bloodied, then struggled against the guards and called them Spirit Hall lapdogs as he tried to save her.
• Da Ming and Er Ming regained a sliver of consciousness and felt rising fear and reverence toward Na'er.

Na'er subdued Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming after they threatened Chen Fan, while Chen Fan debated what to do with the three Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Na'er decided they could be kept captive for future use, and sensed a devoted follower arriving to help carry out her plan.

• Da Ming and Er Ming begged Na'er for mercy, while Xiao Wu resisted her pressure and was crushed to the ground for harboring murderous intent toward Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan weighed killing the three beasts or replacing spirit rings for his family, but worried that using their resources might not be worthwhile.
• Na'er decided to keep the beasts captive as livestock and sensed a fanatical worshipper racing toward them to carry out her plan.
• Tang San struggled against the Spirit City guards and threatened them, while Dai Mubai and the others stayed back.
• Dai Mubai caught sight of something from the corner of his Evil Eye.

Lady Zi Ji arrived at the city gates and unleashed an overwhelming aura that pinned everyone down while saving Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming from their peril. Tang Hao sensed the danger to Tang San and rushed toward the gates, while Chen Fan remained untouched behind Na'er's protection.

• Lady Zi Ji appeared at the city gates, saw Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming under pressure, and released a terrifying aura that forced nearly everyone to their knees.
• Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and other Spirit Hall powerhouses sensed the aura and rushed toward the city gates.
• Tang Hao's domain shattered under the aura, and he raced toward the gates to protect Tang San.
• Chen Fan remained unaffected as Na'er neutralized the pressure near him.
• Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming recognized Lady Zi Ji and rejoiced, believing their lives were saved and the humans were doomed.

Na'er’s displeasure made Zi Ji withdraw the pressure, leaving her terrified that she had offended her master. As Xiao Wu appealed to Zi Ji to punish Chen Fan and Na'er, Tang San realized Xiao Wu was a transformed Soul Beast, and Tang Hao arrived to free him.

• Na'er mocked Zi Ji, and Zi Ji immediately dispelled her crushing pressure and became frightened of Na'er’s displeasure.
• Xiao Wu clung to Zi Ji and accused Chen Fan and Na'er of threatening her, Da Ming, and Er Ming.
• Zi Ji ignored Xiao Wu’s pleas and cautiously approached Na'er and Chen Fan, intent on begging forgiveness.
• Tang San overheard Xiao Wu’s appeal and realized that she was a transformed Soul Beast, but his feelings for her remained unchanged.
• Tang Hao appeared beside Tang San and used his Soul Power to free him from the force binding him.

Tang Hao tried to flee with Tang San after recognizing Zi Ji, but Zi Ji turned her fury on Xiao Wu and the two forest kings. The chapter ended with Zi Ji shattering Er Ming’s Slow Domain and meeting Da Ming’s giant fist with her palm.

• Tang Hao recognized Zi Ji as a deadly threat and tried to drag Tang San away, warning him to run.
• After learning Xiao Wu had brought her to take revenge on Chen Fan, Zi Ji erupted in fury and kicked Xiao Wu, severely injuring her.
• Da Ming and Er Ming attacked Zi Ji with their domains and combined strike after seeing Xiao Wu hurt.
• Zi Ji crushed Er Ming’s Slow Domain and struck Da Ming’s descending fist, sending a shockwave through Spirit City.

Zi Ji transformed into the Hell Demon Dragon King and overwhelmed Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu outside Spirit City, while Qian Daoliu chose not to intervene and Qian Renxue spotted Chen Fan and Na'er. Zi Ji left the three Soul Beasts alive but gravely wounded, and Da Ming was left wondering why she had attacked them.

• Zi Ji revealed her dragon form and drove Da Ming and Er Ming back with overwhelming force.
• Qian Daoliu watched the battle from Spirit City's gates and decided not to interfere, while Qian Renxue recognized Chen Fan and Na'er nearby.
• Zi Ji attacked Xiao Wu but stopped short of killing her, leaving a deep wound that knocked her unconscious.
• Tang San tried to reach Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao restrained him and prepared to flee.
• Zi Ji ended the fight with Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu badly injured, and Da Ming asked what they had done wrong.

Zi Ji forced Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu to kneel and beg forgiveness from Na'er, whom she called her Master. Tang San watched helplessly as Xiao Wu was humiliated, while Tang Hao held him back and Qian Daoliu chose not to intervene.

• After Chen Fan spoke, Zi Ji recoiled in terror, descended, and knelt before Na'er and Chen Fan.
• Zi Ji ordered Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu to beg Master for forgiveness, then forced them to kowtow until they bled.
• Da Ming, Er Ming, and Xiao Wu realized Na'er was the Master who commanded Zi Ji and despaired.
• Tang Hao restrained Tang San as he watched Xiao Wu suffer, and Tang San struggled with helplessness and resentment.
• Qian Daoliu turned away from the scene, deciding to avoid conflict unless the fighting reached Spirit City.